creators_name: Zahir Osman, 
creators_name: Liana Mohamad, 
creators_name: Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad, 
type: article
datestamp: 2022-08-06 03:29:47
lastmod: 2022-08-06 03:29:47
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title: Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship
between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and
Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning
Higher Institutions
ispublished: pub
subjects: 1028
subjects: LB2300
subjects: LC5201
full_text_status: none
keywords: digital readiness, indirect effect, online distance learning, online engagement, online peer
collaboration, psychological motivation 
abstract: This study consolidates online peer collaboration, psychological motivation, digital readiness, and online engagement
to examine the influence of digital readiness as a mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and
psychological motivation and online engagement among online distance learning students in Malaysian higher
education institutions. For research hypotheses testing, an online survey involving students from different online
distance learning higher education institutions in Malaysia was administered, yielding 307 clean data that was used
in data analysis. This study adopted the Structural Equation Modeling for data analysis. The statistical software
SPSS ver. 23 and SmartPls ver. 3.0 were used. Results revealed that online peer collaboration and digital
readiness have a positive and significant direct relationship with online engagement. Digital readiness was a
significant mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and psychological motivation and online
engagement of online distance learning students in Malaysian higher education institutions. This study also revealed
the important role of digital readiness in ensuring the effectiveness of online engagement in the online distance
learning environment. This study has made a significant contribution to online distance learning higher institutions,
lecturers, and students in examining the effectiveness of engagement among online students. (Abstract by authors)
date: 2021
date_type: published
publication: ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL)
volume: 13
number: 2
publisher: ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning
pagerange: 21-31
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2232-0814
official_url: https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/document/Current/03.%20Mediating%20Effect%20of%20Digital%20Readiness.pdf
citation:   Zahir Osman,  and Liana Mohamad,  and Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad,   (2021) Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning Higher Institutions.  ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL), 13 (2).  pp. 21-31.  ISSN 2232-0814